Roots of Government

This document restricted the King's power

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

What type of government do we have in the United States

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Government

• Parliamentary Government

John Locke said that life, liberty and property are examples of...

• the social contract 
• separation of powers
• natural rights 
• human thought and experience

The earliest example of self-government in the 13 colonies was...

• the Mayflower Compact
• the Magna Carta
• the English Bill of Rights
• the Declaration of Independence

The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

• the mob
• the monarch
• the president
• the people

The first legislature in Colonial America, open to landowners only

• Town Meeting
• House of Burgesses
• Social House
• Salvation Landowners

 _________________ are rights that cannot be taken away, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

• Representative Rights
• Unalienable Rights 
• Ratified Rights
• Government's Rights

Which vocabulary word means the same as complaints? (synonym)

• Amendment
• Proposal
• Grievances
• Rights

Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?

•  gold
• trade
• land
• religious freedom

Thomas is the main author of this letter sent to King George which explained why America wanted to be free from English rule.

• Bill of Rights
• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
• Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of Independence